4/21/2013 7:27 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Boston Bomber
He Took Cues from
'Breaking Bad'

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Boston Bomber
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was a big fan of "Breaking Bad" ... praising the show for teaching him how to dispose of corpses.

Since his capture Friday ... a lot of information is surfacing about the 19-year-old Chechan college student who helped mastermind a deadly attack on the Boston Marathon and led police on a massive manhunt.

Turns out Dzhokhar was a fan of violent TV shows ... in particular "Game of Thrones" and "Breaking Bad."

He tweeted earlier this year ... "Breaking Bad taught me how to dispose of a corpse."

As TMZ previously reported, his 26-year-old brother Tamerlan -- who was killed by cops during the manhunt -- was deep into hip hop.

Dzhokhar remains in police custody, in serious condition and unable to speak.
4/2/2013 1:30 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

'Breaking Bad' Star
Stolen Script Actually
HELPED Our Show

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The "Breaking Bad" script that was stolen from Bryan Cranston's car actually gave the show a HUGE edge in its final season ... so says one of its biggest stars.

Actor Giancarlo Esposito -- who played villain Gus Fring -- has an interesting theory about things that appear disastrous at first glance ... but actually turn out to be huge positives ... and the stolen script is a prime example.

Charles Baker -- aka Skinny Pete -- had a different theory.

As we reported, the script -- for an episode from the final season -- was stolen out of Cranston's Audi earlier this month in Albuquerque. He even called 911. A man named Xavier McAfee has been arrested in connection with the case, but the script hasn't been recovered.
3/26/2013 9:12 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Stolen 'Breaking Bad' Script
Bryan Cranston Calls 911 ...
Thief Broke Into My Car!

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TMZ has obtained the 911 call placed by "Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston ... moments after a thief broke into his car and stole a script from the upcoming season.

In the call, Bryan tells the dispatcher, "I need to report a breaking and entering into my vehicle." He says the thief smashed the passenger side window of his Audi and grabbed a bunch of stuff, including the script.

As we reported, the theft happened earlier this month in New Mexico ... the thief also took Bryan's iPad.

Cops confirm a man by the name of Xavier McAfee was arrested over the weekend for the burglary, but the script has not been recovered.

As for Bryan's window, a source at the Audi dealership that repaired it tells us it cost $600 to fix.
3/26/2013 12:30 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

'Breaking Bad' Star
Plea to Thief
Don't Ruin My Show!!!

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PLEASE DON'T RUIN MY SHOW!!!! That's the message one of the stars of "Breaking Bad" is sending to the man who allegedly stole a script for the final season that could torpedo the series.

Charles Baker, who plays Skinny Pete on the epic show, has a message for script thief Xavier McAfee, who was arrested for the dirty deed but hasn't anted up the stolen goods. Baker says, "You have the choice to be a better person than that."

Baker goes on: "You've already made a choice to steal from a person (Bryan Cranston) who is loved by millions of people ... don't make it worse by betraying the rest of the cast and crew and fellow fans of the show."

Here's the problem ... McAfee is not exactly Good Samaritan material. His priors include 4 juvenile offenses, 9 felony arrests with 1 conviction, 11 misdemeanor arrests with 6 convictions, 3 pending felonies as well as a DWI. 

BTW -- he's 29 years old.

3/25/2013 11:32 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

'Breaking Bad'
Script Stolen

Breaking News
0325-breaking_bad_scriptFor the love of blue meth ... someone has stolen a copy of a script from the upcoming final season of "Breaking Bad" and it was snatched from Heisenberg himself ... Bryan Cranston!

Cranston reported the priceless pages were stolen out of his car earlier this month when a thief broke in and stole a bag containing his iPad and the script, this according to KOAT in (where else?) Albuquerque.

According to the station, someone then called Cranston's assistant claiming to have overheard a bar conversation in which the alleged thief bragged that he had the script.

Cops confirm a man by the name of Xavier McAfee was arrested over the weekend for the burglary, but the script has not been recovered.

Just give it back, man ... you saw what happened to Krazy-8.
3/17/2013 12:00 PM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

'Breaking Bad'
Jesse Pinkman's Toyota
FOR SALE

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Attention "Breaking Bad" fanatics ... here's your chance to pay WAY TOO MUCH for the crappy Toyota owned by Aaron Paul's character Jesse Pinkman on the show ... because TMZ has learned, it's going to be sold off at a New Mexico car dealership.

It's a 1984 Toyota Tercel ... market value: roughly $500 ... but you can bet your ass this car's gonna go for a whole lot more because it was used in the production of the show.

The car's currently on display at Mike Faris Auto Wholesale in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- near where "Breaking Bad" was shot -- and there's a sign on the windshield that reads, "Jesse's car as seen on 'Breaking Bad' ... Make offer."

Faris tells us, the car was originally leased from him by production ... but now that the show's over, they've returned it ... so he's putting it up for sale.

Faris tells TMZ, he's under strict orders from Sony Pictures Television NOT to sell the car until the final BB episode airs this summer ... but people are already making offers. Unfortunately, Farris says he's unable to consider any offer until Sony's deadline has passed.

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Disclaimer: Mike says he's not 100% sure if the car he's selling actually appears on screen ... since producers shot multiple versions of the same car ... but it definitely was used in production.

SPOILER ALERT!!! DO NOT READ IF YOU'RE NOT UP TO SPEED ON BREAKING BAD!!!

Faris says he's also planning to sell the car Mike Ehrmantraut was killed in last season ... which should fetch a pretty penny.

You now regret ignoring our spoiler alert.

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"Breaking Bad" Star
NO "Airplane!"
Questions, Please

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"Breaking Bad" star Jonathan Banks tackled a classic and hysterical movie topic -- but one TMZ staffer wanted a more in-depth topic. What exactly ... he can't seem to spit out.

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